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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING TELEVISION OR OTHER BROAD BAND SIGNALS WITH AN ALTERED TIME BASE EFFECT 57 sheqts -sheet 13 Filed March 18, 1968 INVENTORS BOYD L. STRATTON, ANTHONY POULETT I BY ATTORNEY Wm? M, 11970 B. 1.. STRATTON ETAL 353mm METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING TELEVISION OR OTHER BROAD BAND SIGNALS WITH AN ALTERED TIME BASE EFFECT Filed March 18, I968 57 Sheets-Sheet 1M INVENTORS BOYD L. STRATTON, ANTHONY POULETT ATTORNEY IO, I970 B. L. STRATTON ETAL 3,5393% METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING TELEVISION OR OTHER BROAD BAND SIGNALS WITH AN ALTERED TIME BASE EFFECT S7 Sheets-Sheet 15 Filed March 18, 1968 NNN m ONN INVENTORS BOYD L STRATTON, BY ANTHONY POULETT ATTORNEY Nov. 10,- 1970 B. L. STRATTON ETAL 3,539,716

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING TELEVISION on OTHER BROAD BAND SIGNALS WITH AN ALTERED TIME BASE EFFECT 57 Sheets-Sheet 16 Filed March 18, 1968 PI I I I I I I I t I I ll |l IF I HH I l. I

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